Ok, we all know it is not going to be Guiliani, so McCain or Romney. I am leaning towards McCain
It could go either way. Hopefully Romney takes it. If McCain gets the nomination, I will officially leave the Republican party as the Reagan Revolution and the Republican Revolution of 1994 will be officially over.
In all seriousness, what was so great about Reagan? I was 4 when he left office so I wasn’t around for it all, but what’s the big deal? Everyone seems to be looking for the new Reagan of the Republican party, why? What little reading I’ve done on it hasn’t impressed me. kkent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It could go either way. Hopefully Romney takes it. > If McCain gets the nomination, I will officially > leave the Republican party as the Reagan > Revolution and the Republican Revolution of 1994 > will be officially over.
kkent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It could go either way. Hopefully Romney takes it. > If McCain gets the nomination, I will officially > leave the Republican party as the Reagan > Revolution and the Republican Revolution of 1994 > will be officially over. May I kindly ask why you are so aghast at McCain? You are supporting Rudy right, or once were at least. That leads me to believe that you are not a diehard soc con. I assume from some of your postings that you are a fiscal/economic conservative, as is McCain. He didn’t vote for the tax cuts you may say, perhaps because he is a fiscal conservative who foresaw the deficit financing that the US now has, partially due to the largesse of the taxcuts, however much I agree with them. Hawk, well who is better than McCain who has been consistently right on all of the major issues on the war IMHO. The guy is a genuine war hero, who did more for his country than 99% of Americans ever have done, or will do, including the current President, and all of the other Pres nominees of both parties. If it’s about illegal immigration then well… To answer the above, McCain…but it will be close.
I don’t understand as well how “conservatives” are so against McCain. He has always stayed true to his principals unlike Romney. I hope he wins tonight as it will make it likely he does better on Super Tuesday. And if he’s the wins the nomination he’ll smoke whatever Democrat wins. JACK IS BACK…JACK IS BACK!!!
I’ll take Florida, and there will be no recounts allowed.
numi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I’ll take Florida, and there will be no recounts > allowed. no butterfly ballots numi???
LOL, how could a conservative oppose John McCain? 1.) He co-authored the McCain-Kennedy amnesty bill for illegal aliens 2.) He suggested that those who opposed amnesty were racists 3.) He opposed–along with 1 other Republican, Rhode Island communist Lincoln Chaffee who inherited his Senate seat from his father–the 2001 Bush tax cuts that are lauded by most observers to have been what created such a soft recession and a quick recovery. 4.) He co-authored McCain-Feingold campaign finance “reform” that is grotesquely unconstitutional and, even worse, further INCREASES soft money in politics and makes it even more difficult to defeat incumbents. 5.) He co-authored McCain-Lieberman that would have tied one of America’s arms behind her back by instituting absurd carbon emission reductions irrespective of what China and India and the rest of the developing world is doing. 6.) McCain and the “gang of 14” are responsible for blocking a large portion of Bush’s judicial appointments from even getting voted on before the senate. In addition, this group of “moderates” (that is, people with no core beliefs) blocked most new reforms presented before congress. 7.) He opposed drilling in ANWR (which is beyond me why anyone opposes this–there is plenty of evidence that drilling can be done without significant negative impact on the environment. And there are at least 5 other points I have written down at home. This would be a colossal sell-out by the Republican party if it were to nominate John McCain, who is not materially different on domestic policy than a Liberal Democrat. Domestic policy is, to me, so much more important to me–the son of a manager and accounant–than foreign policy. McCain’s domestic policy makes Giuliani look like a right-wing extremist.
Whoever the Republicans put out there I know one thing… Hillary has zero chance of my vote if she wins the Dem nom.
thepinkman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I don’t understand as well how “conservatives” are > so against McCain. He has always stayed true to > his principals unlike Romney. > > I hope he wins tonight as it will make it likely > he does better on Super Tuesday. And if he’s the > wins the nomination he’ll smoke whatever Democrat > wins. > > JACK IS BACK…JACK IS BACK!!! Is anybody concerned about McCain’s age? Reagan was 70 when he took office his first term, and 74 the second. McCain will be 72 when he takes office, if elected.
MeddlingKids, i am concerned, but i will be lest concerned when he will nominate VP
John McCain may be older than dirt, but he can still save up to 15% on his car insurance by switching to Geico.
Hey Numi, I PMed you over on IBO a few days ago - did you get it?
kkent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > LOL, how could a conservative oppose John McCain? > > 1.) He co-authored the McCain-Kennedy amnesty bill > for illegal aliens > 2.) He suggested that those who opposed amnesty > were racists > 3.) He opposed–along with 1 other Republican, > Rhode Island communist Lincoln Chaffee who > inherited his Senate seat from his father–the > 2001 Bush tax cuts that are lauded by most > observers to have been what created such a soft > recession and a quick recovery. > 4.) He co-authored McCain-Feingold campaign > finance “reform” that is grotesquely > unconstitutional and, even worse, further > INCREASES soft money in politics and makes it even > more difficult to defeat incumbents. > 5.) He co-authored McCain-Lieberman that would > have tied one of America’s arms behind her back by > instituting absurd carbon emission reductions > irrespective of what China and India and the rest > of the developing world is doing. > 6.) McCain and the “gang of 14” are responsible > for blocking a large portion of Bush’s judicial > appointments from even getting voted on before the > senate. In addition, this group of “moderates” > (that is, people with no core beliefs) blocked > most new reforms presented before congress. > 7.) He opposed drilling in ANWR (which is beyond > me why anyone opposes this–there is plenty of > evidence that drilling can be done without > significant negative impact on the environment. > > And there are at least 5 other points I have > written down at home. This would be a colossal > sell-out by the Republican party if it were to > nominate John McCain, who is not materially > different on domestic policy than a Liberal > Democrat. Domestic policy is, to me, so much more > important to me–the son of a manager and > accounant–than foreign policy. McCain’s domestic > policy makes Giuliani look like a right-wing > extremist. those all seem like rather pragmatic decisions to me. I guess to be a true republican nowadays you have to suspend rationality in favour of ideology.
American politics makes me happy to be a Canadian even though it seems that every single channel and news show we get is about the primaries. I sat through 15 minutes of news today on how everyone thinks Obama shrugged off Clinton at the state of the union that was also all over T.V. I bet we watch more U.S political shows than Americans. lol KKent, McCain has got to be better than Romney. Did you see the video where romney sang “who let the dogs out” and then said to a 4 year old " nice bling bling" while touring in the south carolina. Not to mention he seems to be praising god every time he gets air time to pander to the bible belt. Either way democrats will still win.
ca-cbv-cfa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- Either way democrats will still win. I wouldn’t say that though if it’s Hillary vs McCain. That will be a tight race
Nah I think if McCain wins the evangelicals will have a holy hissy fit and vote for some oscure 3rd party fracturing the vote, unless he chooses the v.p with this in mind.
McCain is leading. ta-da
McCain has the nom, he’s unstoppable now. Well kkent…are you going to vote socialist workers party now lol
AbbeFaria Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > In all seriousness, what was so great about > Reagan? I was 4 when he left office so I wasn’t > around for it all, but what’s the big deal? > Everyone seems to be looking for the new Reagan of > the Republican party, why? What little reading > I’ve done on it hasn’t impressed me. > > kkent Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > It could go either way. Hopefully Romney takes > it. > > If McCain gets the nomination, I will > officially > > leave the Republican party as the Reagan > > Revolution and the Republican Revolution of > 1994 > > will be officially over. When Ronald Reagan took office, the country was a mess. There was terrible unemployment and inflation. The country was demoralized by an ineffectual military that couldn’t even make it to Tehran to rescue our hostages to say nothing of actually rescuing them. Every time you turned on the TV you saw our hostages being paraded around and every time you turned on the radio you heard the Beegees. It was awful. Reagan took over and presided over the remaking of the govt and brought tremednous prosperity with tax overhaul and business friendly policies that led to a huge bull market, inflation under control, and decent employment. Reagan’s foreign policy decision ended the Cold War and we saw the Berlin Wall come down. If you were around in the '60’s and the '70’s the idea of the Berlin Wall coming down and Communism being brought to a soft landing was nothing short of a miracle. And no matter what happened, Ronald Reagan was there telling us it will be okay and we always believed him and it always was. I miss him.